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Saturday May 7, 2011 #
11 AM
Running warm up/down 6:03 0.67 mi (9:01 / mi) +21m 8:13 / mi
ahr:132 max:159
Orienteering race 58:36 7.2 km (8:08 / km) +97m 7:38 / km
ahr:156 max:176
Estabrook Woods, Red
Plan for today was to always have a plan, never default to the 'just run straight' approach. I think I pretty much did that, although once was caught because the plan I worked out didn't include the specifics of how to leave the previous control (#13), kinda critical.
But, that doesn't mean I orienteered splendidly. Made really quite big mistakes to #5 and #16.
#5
The plan: exit to trail, run along trail to distinct corner, take a bearing to tip o first lake, go on bearing to #5, noting big trail and stonewall when close.
Execution: distinct corner didn't exist (really, checked my track, it doesn't!) so kept on trail til stream, then tried to go from that vague point all the way in on a bearing. Didn't work. Even orig plan needed better planning for right close to the control. Aiming off then sweeping along suggested by tparson, not a bad idea!
#16
The plan: Run on trails all the way until the final stone wall before, then take a bearing/look for the boulder.
Execution: Fine until the indistinct trail really was way more indisintct than should be mapped *and* the tell tail trail bend that should give away it's location, didn't even exist... so kept on running on big trail to #17, thought for sure it was 17 and could fly into 16 at least from there, but then there was a big water-filled depression with no hint of contours indicating it's presence. Panic. Where in the world am I? Go back up to 17, find out it really is 17, am incredibly mystified by the unmapped depression, but continue on anyways finally getting to 16.
Takeaway: Don't trust trail bends at Estabrook? But more for future, include how to leave the control in the plan, it's important!
QuickRoute
1232/2000
Plan for today was to always have a plan, never default to the 'just run straight' approach. I think I pretty much did that, although once was caught because the plan I worked out didn't include the specifics of how to leave the previous control (#13), kinda critical.
But, that doesn't mean I orienteered splendidly. Made really quite big mistakes to #5 and #16.
#5
The plan: exit to trail, run along trail to distinct corner, take a bearing to tip o first lake, go on bearing to #5, noting big trail and stonewall when close.
Execution: distinct corner didn't exist (really, checked my track, it doesn't!) so kept on trail til stream, then tried to go from that vague point all the way in on a bearing. Didn't work. Even orig plan needed better planning for right close to the control. Aiming off then sweeping along suggested by tparson, not a bad idea!
#16
The plan: Run on trails all the way until the final stone wall before, then take a bearing/look for the boulder.
Execution: Fine until the indistinct trail really was way more indisintct than should be mapped *and* the tell tail trail bend that should give away it's location, didn't even exist... so kept on running on big trail to #17, thought for sure it was 17 and could fly into 16 at least from there, but then there was a big water-filled depression with no hint of contours indicating it's presence. Panic. Where in the world am I? Go back up to 17, find out it really is 17, am incredibly mystified by the unmapped depression, but continue on anyways finally getting to 16.
Takeaway: Don't trust trail bends at Estabrook? But more for future, include how to leave the control in the plan, it's important!
QuickRoute
1232/2000
Running 2:03 [1] 0.23 mi (8:45 / mi) +4m 8:19 / mi
ahr:126 max:143
Orienteering 17:48 1.82 mi (9:47 / mi) +29m 9:19 / mi
ahr:164 max:176
Um, mispunched. On a Yellow, how embarrassing!
Was running it for sprint training, BP gave it a go too, knew I had someone to race at least. Totally, totally messed up probably the only not-trail-or-stone wall guided leg, 2->3. The depression right at the top of the hill isn't exactly where mapped, but still, was going on the wrong compass bearing for really quite a long time, and still didn't know whether I was left or right of the control when I came out on the trail, headed left, control on rock wall junction, continue on.... only truly realized at the end. Gosh!
Most other things went fine, inefficient exit from #1. Wrong trail for a bit exiting #6.
Takeaway: Look at my compass more, and believe it, also have some doubt about the odd contour feature on this map?
QuickRoute
1240/2000 (not counting the control I skipped!)
Was running it for sprint training, BP gave it a go too, knew I had someone to race at least. Totally, totally messed up probably the only not-trail-or-stone wall guided leg, 2->3. The depression right at the top of the hill isn't exactly where mapped, but still, was going on the wrong compass bearing for really quite a long time, and still didn't know whether I was left or right of the control when I came out on the trail, headed left, control on rock wall junction, continue on.... only truly realized at the end. Gosh!
Most other things went fine, inefficient exit from #1. Wrong trail for a bit exiting #6.
Takeaway: Look at my compass more, and believe it, also have some doubt about the odd contour feature on this map?
QuickRoute
1240/2000 (not counting the control I skipped!)
Orienteering 30:44 2.64 mi (11:38 / mi) +35m 11:11 / mi
ahr:148 max:168
Trying to make sense of the areas I had probs out there on both the Red and Yellow. Figured out what happened in someplaces at least!
QuickRoute
1246/2000
QuickRoute
1246/2000